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Jeff Merkley

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The saved record holds 281 recorded votes by Jeff Merkley, from 2009 to 2026.

176 Yes · 101 No · 4 Did not vote
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114th Congress, 2015 and 2016

DDemocratSenate · Oregon · January 6, 2015 to January 3, 2021

22 Yes · 10 No on 32 laws of this Congress.

Public Law 114-322 · Senate vote on December 10, 2016WIIN Act
No
Public Law 114-254 · Senate vote on December 9, 2016Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
No
Public Law 114-328 · Senate vote on December 8, 2016National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
No
Public Law 114-255 · Senate vote on December 7, 201621st Century Cures Act
No
Public Law 114-277 · Senate vote on December 1, 2016Iran Sanctions Extension Act
Yes
Public Law 114-270 · Senate vote on November 29, 2016ECHO Act
Yes
Public Law 114-246 · Senate vote on November 15, 2016Gold Star Families Voices Act
Yes
Public Law 114-222 · Senate vote on September 28, 2016Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Yes
Public Law 114-228 · Senate vote on September 19, 2016Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
Yes
Public Law 114-190 · Senate vote on July 13, 2016FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
Yes
Public Law 114-198 · Senate vote on July 13, 2016Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
Yes
Public Law 114-216 · Senate vote on July 7, 2016National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
No
Public Law 114-187 · Senate vote on June 29, 2016PROMESA
No
Public Law 114-153 · Senate vote on April 4, 2016Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
Yes
Public Law 114-125 · Senate vote on February 11, 2016Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-122 · Senate vote on February 10, 2016North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016
Yes
Public Law 114-113 · Senate vote on December 18, 2015Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
No
Public Law 114-95 · Senate vote on December 9, 2015Every Student Succeeds Act
Yes
Public Law 114-94 · Senate vote on December 3, 2015FAST Act
Yes
Public Law 114-92 · Senate vote on November 10, 2015National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
No
Public Law 114-74 · Senate vote on October 30, 2015Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-53 · Senate vote on September 30, 2015Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
Yes
Yes
Public Law 114-26 · Senate vote on June 24, 2015Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
No
Public Law 114-23 · Senate vote on June 2, 2015USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-17 · Senate vote on May 7, 2015Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-22 · Senate vote on April 22, 2015Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-10 · Senate vote on April 14, 2015Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-4 · Senate vote on February 27, 2015Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
Yes
Public Law 114-2 · Senate vote on February 3, 2015Clay Hunt SAV Act
Yes
Public Law 114-1 · Senate vote on January 8, 2015Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015
Yes

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Member-requested spending

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Congress printed 108 spending items this member requested, $175,282,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Farmers Irrigation DistrictPublic Law 119-37Farmers Irrigation District Irrigation Modernization ProjectNatural Resources Conservation Service · Watershed and Flood Prevention OperationsOR$2,000,000
North Unit Irrigation DistrictPublic Law 119-37North Unit Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization ProjectNatural Resources Conservation Service · Watershed and Flood Prevention OperationsOR$2,000,000
Oregon Coast Community CollegePublic Law 119-37Workforce Training Facility Construction and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramOR$1,000,000
Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection DistrictPublic Law 119-37Fire Station ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramOR$2,000,000
Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation DistrictPublic Law 119-37Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District Conservation Community CenterRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramOR$648,000
Glide RevitalizationPublic Law 119-37Facility Construction and ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramOR$800,000
Siletz Valley Fire DistrictPublic Law 119-37Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramOR$1,015,000
Multi-Purpose Machine Gun RangePublic Law 119-37Multi-Purpose Machine Gun RangeArmy National GuardNone printed$12,000,000
rs Operation of Indian PrPublic Law 119-74ograms WA CRITFC for Col Lieu/Treaty F Site ConstrucBureau of I · ndian AffaiNone printed$5,250,000
ent Management of Lands an ResourcesPublic Law 119-74d OR Bureau of Land Panther Creek ConstructionBureau of L · and ManagemNone printed$3,096,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
on Science and Technology Research: National prioritiesPublic Law 119-74-- OR Oregon Water R Department fo Inspection an of MonitoringEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR Arnold Irrigat for Infrastru ModernizationEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR City of Dallas Reservoir TanEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR City of Gresha Wastewater Tr NitrificationEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR City of John D Wastewater TrEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$4,500,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR City of Portla Wastewater Tr and Pump ReliEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR City of Sandy Station PipelEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR City of Talent Waterline InsEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e OR Marion County Santiam SewerEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate OR City of Beaver InfrastructurEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,000,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate OR City of Hermis Regional Wate Generators PrEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$665,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate OR City of Maupin System ImprovEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,000,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate OR City of Tillam Water Transmi Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$4,000,000
on STAG--Other (CDS)Public Law 119-74OR COR Healthy Co Waste ImproveEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$3,000,000
on STAG--Other (CDS)Public Law 119-74OR Oregon Departm EnvironmentalAir Quality I ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,000,000
on STAG--Other (CDS)Public Law 119-74OR Oregon Departm EnvironmentalCrook County Research ProjEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,014,000
ice Resource ManagementPublic Law 119-74OR Lake County Um Watershed Cou Basin Watersh and ResiliencFish and Wi · ldlife ServNone printed$2,373,000
ice Resource ManagementPublic Law 119-74OR Nestucca, Nesk Lake Watershe Fish PassageFish and Wi · ldlife ServNone printed$500,000
ice Resource ManagementPublic Law 119-74OR Oregon Metro f RecoveryFish and Wi · ldlife ServNone printed$2,000,000
ice Resource ManagementPublic Law 119-74OR South Umpqua R Partnership f Habitat RestoFish and Wi · ldlife ServNone printed$1,554,000
Capital Improvement an MaintenancePublic Law 119-74d OR U.S. Forest Se Timberline Lo Suppression S ModernizationForest Serv · iceNone printed$1,900,000
State, Private, and Tr ForestryPublic Law 119-74ibal OR Oregon Departm State Fire Ma Statewide Wil ReductionForest Serv · iceNone printed$2,500,000
State, Private, and Tr ForestryPublic Law 119-74ibal OR Sweet Home Fir for Wildland and ActivitieForest Serv · iceNone printed$1,340,000
State, Private, and Tr ForestryPublic Law 119-74ibal OR Tualatin Hills Recreation Di Community For MitigationForest Serv · iceNone printed$125,000
al Special Initiatives (CPublic Law 119-74DS) OR Oregon Water R Department fo Analysis in t Umatilla Basi Management ArUnited Stat Survey · es GeologicNone printed$600,000
Portland State UniversityPublic Law 119-74Semiconductor Innovation and Nanoscience Equipment PurchaseDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,000,000
University of OregonPublic Law 119-74Imaging and Characterization Research and Training EquipmentDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$3,000,000
Oregon State UniversityPublic Law 119-74Next Generation Semiconductor Test FacilityDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,520,000
Oregon State UniversityPublic Law 119-74Bioscience AI Computing ClusterDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,000,000
City of GreshamPublic Law 119-74Enhancing Youth Violence PreventionDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,005,000
Curry CountyPublic Law 119-74Improvements and Updates to Curry County JailDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
Clatsop CountyPublic Law 119-74Clatsop County Public Safety Equipment & 911 Operations InitiativeDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
City of GreshamPublic Law 119-74Real-Time Information CenterDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$907,000
Wallowa County Sheriff's OfficePublic Law 119-74Emergency Services CommunicationsDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$2,750,000
Central Oregon Community CollegePublic Law 119-75for expanding firefighter workforce training, including the purchase of equipmentDOL · Employment and Training AdministrationOR$800,000
Lomakatsi Restoration ProjectPublic Law 119-75for an inter-tribal forestry workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment and toolsDOL · Employment and Training AdministrationOR$1,300,000
Addictions Recovery Center, Inc. (ARC)Public Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to construct a residential treatment facilityHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,400,000
Amani CenterPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to construct a child services centerHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,023,000
Clackamas CountyPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to improve access to substance use disorder servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$2,500,000
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw IndiansPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to renovate a behavioral health facilityHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,030,000
Deschutes CountyPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to construct a child psychiatric facilityHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,304,000
Grande Ronde HospitalPublic Law 119-75for equipment to provide nuclear medicine servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,356,000
Harney District HospitalPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment for building infrastructure improvementsHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,250,000
Morrow County Health DistrictPublic Law 119-75for equipment to provide imaging servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$652,000
Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center, Inc.Public Law 119-75for equipment to provide obstetrics trainingHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$163,000
Oregon Institute of TechnologyPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment, including mobile dental clinicsHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,700,000
The Mental Health Association of OregonPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to construct a behavioral health centerHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$750,000
Valley Family Health Care, Inc.Public Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to construct an integrated medical, behavioral, and dental clinicHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$1,500,000
Wasco CountyPublic Law 119-75for facilities and equipment to construct a behavioral health centerHHS · Health Resources and Services AdministrationOR$2,000,000
City of PortlandPublic Law 119-75for a mobile medication program to prevent drug overdosesHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationOR$1,500,000
Lines for LifePublic Law 119-75for youth mental health support through a peer-to-peer crisis lineHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationOR$1,611,000
University of OregonPublic Law 119-75to support pediatric mental and behavioral health care, including equipmentHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationOR$2,980,000
Vision To LearnPublic Law 119-75for vision care services for students in under-resourced schools, including the purchase of a mobile vision clinic and a vehicleED · Innovation and ImprovementOR$1,369,000
Eastern Oregon UniversityPublic Law 119-75for an early college initiative including purchasing equipment and suppliesED · Higher EducationOR$400,000
Lane Community CollegePublic Law 119-75for improving education and apprenticeship opportunities, including the purchase of equipment and technologyED · Higher EducationOR$1,600,000
ORPublic Law 119-75Kellogg Creek OR-99E Community Project (Kellogg Project)Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsOR$850,000
ORPublic Law 119-75OR 126: 35th Street Signal and Pedestrian Improvements (Redmond)Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsOR$250,000
ORPublic Law 119-75Safer Sandy: Safety Improvements to Sandy BlvdDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsOR$850,000
ORPublic Law 119-75OR 99W Corridor Safety and Intersection ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsOR$850,000
ORPublic Law 119-7565th and Borland Intersection Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsOR$250,000
ORPublic Law 119-75Feather Drive Bridge ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsOR$1,787,000
Clackamas CountyPublic Law 119-75Mt. Hood Access to TransitDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsOR$500,000
Rogue Valley Transportation DistrictPublic Law 119-75Zero Emission Paratransit Vehicles and Charging ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsOR$2,000,000
City of St. HelensPublic Law 119-75St. Helens Reservoir Replacement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,000,000
City of RedmondPublic Law 119-75Cinder Hollow Affordable Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,000,000
City of PortlandPublic Law 119-75The Ellington Apartments RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,000,000
City of GreshamPublic Law 119-75Main City Park Revitalization ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$850,000
Umpqua Community CollegePublic Law 119-75Affordable Housing for StudentsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$3,150,000
The Klamath TribesPublic Law 119-75Tribal HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,820,000
Linn-Benton Community College FoundationPublic Law 119-75Periwinkle Child Development CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$105,000
Port of PortlandPublic Law 119-75Mass Timber and Housing Innovation Campus Infrastructure ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$3,200,000
City of MedfordPublic Law 119-75Santos Center Discovery Preschool ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$500,000
Oregon Center for Creative LearningPublic Law 119-75Early Childhood and Interactive Learning CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,200,000
Community WarehousePublic Law 119-75Furniture Bank ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,200,000
Albina Vision Trust, Inc.Public Law 119-75Affordable Housing Land AcquisitionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,500,000
Network for Oregon Affordable HousingPublic Law 119-75Affordable Homeownership Loan ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,500,000
Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. dba DevNWPublic Law 119-75Affordable Housing Construction in Linn CountyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$752,000
Everyone VillagePublic Law 119-75Affordable Housing Construction in Lane CountyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,465,000
City of SumpterPublic Law 119-75Sumpter Community Center Safety ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$173,000
Columbia Gorge Education Service DistrictPublic Law 119-75The Dalles Early Learning CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,500,000
Farmworker Housing Development CorporationPublic Law 119-75Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$536,000
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw IndiansPublic Law 119-75Low-Income Multifamily Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,914,000
John Day School District #3Public Law 119-75Grant Early Learning CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,450,000
McKenzie Community Land TrustPublic Law 119-75Affordable Housing in Blue RiverDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,700,000
Wallowa ResourcesPublic Law 119-75Affordable Workforce Housing in Wallowa CountyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$500,000
Bridge MeadowsPublic Law 119-75Intergenerational Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$750,000
Meals on Wheels PeoplePublic Law 119-75Eastside Resource CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$3,000,000
Marion Polk Food SharePublic Law 119-75Food Bank Warehouse and Meals on Wheels KitchenDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,000,000
Corvallis Daytime Drop-in CenterPublic Law 119-75Homeless Services Navigation CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,000,000
Big River Community Land TrustPublic Law 119-75Hood River Affordable Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,000,000
Confederated Tribes of Grand RondePublic Law 119-75tumwata village ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$2,000,000
City of PortlandPublic Law 119-75Clara Vista RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,000,000
Bend-Redmond Habitat for HumanityPublic Law 119-75Supporting Affordable Homeownership in Central OregonDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,000,000
Northwest Community Housing FoundationPublic Law 119-75Zig Zag Workforce HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,000,000
Yamhill County Affordable Housing CorporationPublic Law 119-75McMinnville Housing RehabilitationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,000,000
Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East dba Habitat for Humanity Portland RegionPublic Law 119-75Affordable Housing Construction in Multnomah CountyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundOR$1,000,000
City of ToledoPublic Law 119-86Toledo Public Safety Building OutfitFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOCOR$1,000,000
Oregon Department of Emergency ManagementPublic Law 119-86Statewide Emergency Coordination CenterFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOCOR$1,500,000

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